VA-154 (U.S. Navy)
Two SB2C Helldiver dive bombers in flight in 1943. VA-154 flew similar aircraft.
VA-154 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Bombing Squadron VB-153 on 26 March 1945, redesignated as VA-15A on 15 July 1948, and finally designated as VA-154 on 15 July 1948. In October 1945, the squadron participated in a 1,200-plane flyover of New York City in honor of Navy Day. The squadron was disestablished on 1 December 1949.[1]
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]
- NAAS Manteo – 26 Mar 1945
- NAS Wildwood – 07 Apr 1945
- NAAS Oceana – 31 May 1945
- NAS Norfolk – Jul 1946
- NAS Alameda – 07 Aug 1946
Aircraft Assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]
- SB2C-4E Helldiver – Apr 1945
- SB2C-5 Helldiver – Jun 1945
- AD-2 Skyraider – 08 Jul 1948
See also
- Attack aircraft
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- History of the United States Navy
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
- 1 2 3 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 9: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-154 to VA-174 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 222–223. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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